MoBOT makes plans for Garden Glow 2013

For the Intelligencer

Published
1:00 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The Missouri Botanical Garden is excited to announce its plans for “Garden Glow 2013,” the Garden’s first-ever winter light exhibit. Visitors will have the opportunity to stroll through the Garden at night surrounded by a spectacle of unique light installations.

The exhibit will open Nov. 23, 2013 and run through Jan. 4, 2014.

Hundreds of thousands of lights will adorn some of the Garden’s most iconic locations including the Climatron®, Kaeser Memorial Maze, the Central Axis and Tower Grove House.

Walkways will be transformed into sensory light tunnels providing an explosion of visual magic, while more traditional candlelight village displays will delight crowds of all ages.

“Our members, visitors and staff have asked about the possibility of seasonal lights for years. This is the year.” said Missouri Botanical Garden President Peter Wyse Jackson. “Garden Glow will become a destination for St. Louisans and visitors this year and for years to come.”

Garden Glow will also feature music, food and drinks, including s’more-making, at fire pits on the grounds.

Special Glow gear will be sold throughout the Garden and in the Garden Gate Shop, giving show attendees an opportunity to become a part of the fun.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

More than 44,000 households in the St. Louis region hold memberships to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Memberships begin at $65 ($60 for seniors) and offer 12 months of free general admission for two adults and all children ages 12 and under, plus exclusive invitations and discounts.

Members help support the Garden’s operations and world-changing work in plant science and conservation.